Manchester to form industrial development group after NCR loss
Manchester moves to create an industrial development corporation following NCRs decision to bypass the town for a 1.3 million forms plant. Selectmen, noting three lost bids this year, plan to invite private individuals to raise capital to buy industrial land with state loan support. A prior development group dated seven years ago failed. a fresh start seeks Route 30 land near the old fairgrounds, 86 acres at about 150000 dollars, with Aug. 10 meeting set to gauge interest.
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Charles Bonenti
Manchester
National Cash Register Co
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Route 1130
Dufresne Pond Road
Vermont Highway Department
Skyline Mobilehomes Inc
Fair Haven
Fairgrounds
NCR
Peterborough
N.H
Vermont Division of Economic Development
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Selectmen
Clyde Bryant Jr
Bryant
Loas
Ralph Fleming Jr
Porter
Roy Dupree
Dupree
Old Bijur plant gifted to college with uncertain use
Bennington College will receive the former Bijur Lubricating Corp. plant at South and Union streets. The donor is unnamed, with majority control held by an estate. The college weighs storage and sculpture classes or leasing the 70,000 square foot facility, with tax and redevelopment considerations ongoing.
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Anna H. Bing
Mathew W. Kanin
Addis E. Kocher
Edward H. Kocher
Killian A. Kocher
Betty S. Leeds
Bernard E. Samuels
Ruth P. Samuels
Ruth P. Shapiro
Katherine E. Sloman
Jane Stanley
Base Corp
Bijur
Kocher Drive
Board of Sisters
Bennington Board of Civil Authority
Kendall Landis
Packard under pressure over Lockheed bailout plan
Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard faces questions about Nixon efforts to aid faltering firms such as Lockheed. Rumors of resignation swirl as his prepared testimony was withdrawn amid criticism of a bill to guarantee loans to struggling companies. Packard, Hewlett Packard co founder turned Pentagon executive, clashed with OMB chief George Shultz over defense budget and weapons funding prior to Senate testimony.
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Washington
Defense Department
Packard
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Air Force
Shultz
Hewlett-Packard Co
California
Defense
Melvin Laird
Pentagon
Aera
Senate Banking Committee
Nixon
Lockheed Success Corp
Inside Briefs and Notes Across Time Pages
A column notes that a two China policy faces UN charter issues per John Chamberlain on Page 4. A missing boy case casts doubt on a rescue in the Adirondacks on Page 5. Williamstown stages a Neil Simon play to strong crowds while Marlboro actors face upgrades on Page 8. A farewell for David follows Chet in a page 9 note. Football chatter and pro camp activity spark early season buzz on Page 13.
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U.N
John Chamberlain
Adirondacks
Williamstown
Neil Simon
Marlboro
Chet
David
Meir to Step Down and Dayan as Successor Rumor
Haaretz reports Golda Meir will not seek re election as prime minister after the 1973 vote and favors Moshe Dayan as her successor. Ben Gurion discussed Dayan with Meir, while Allon and Sapir are cited as potential rivals. Meir entered office in 1969 after Eshkol's death. Dayan rose to prominence as defense minister and war hero.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Ha’aretz
Golda Meir
Moshe Dayan
Independent Morning
Israel
Dayan
Meir
David Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Negev Desert
Har’aretz
Yigal Allon
Pinhas Sapir
Allon
Sapir
Mrs. Meir
Labor Party
Levi Eshkol
Eshkol
Middle East
Carbide to be charged Moss awaits state probe
There are strong indications Union Carbide will be prosecuted for violating the states new pollution control act after an ammonia discharge into the Walloomsac River. Neil S. Moss says he will prosecute if evidence supports it based on investigation by the Department of Water Resources.
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Union Carbide
Walloomsac
Bennington County
Neil S. Moss
Moss
Department of Water Resources
David Clough
Martin L. Johnson
Clough
Education Board hedges on unified district plan
In Montpelier the Vermont Education Board dodges a firm stance on mandatory school district reorganization. After a protracted session the board adopts a neutral resolution endorsing the idea of redistricting without specifics, amid Barbara Snelling’s objections to mandate language. The measure goes to a legislative committee studying redistricting.
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Education Board
Barbara Snelling
Snelling
Davis backs zigzag east-west highway plan
Gov Deane C Davis endorses a route linking Rutland to Bethel via U S 4 and Routes 100 and 107 then to Montpelier and St Johnsbury, connecting I 89 and I 91. The plan, one of four options from a New England Regional Commission feasibility study, aims to improve regional transport.
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Montpelier
UPI
Deane C. Davis
Rutland
Northeast Kingdom
Peter Martin
U.S. 4
Bethel
Mendon Mountain
St. Johnsbury
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Swayze
Bennington
Dominique Herzet
Belgium
Mary Jo Frawley
Newport
Patti Jarvis
Rita Birdsong
Madison, Tenn
Sally Behney
South Burlington
Nancy Haskell
Palos Park
Ill
Lockheed
Rafi Party
Springfield
Black River
Windsor County
Frank Mahady
Lovejoy Tool Co
Davis
Shafer
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